What are the emergency measures for children with fever?

Cold and fever are common diseases among children, so every mother should know some emergency measures for children's fever. Only in this way, when the child has a fever, mothers will know how to help the child cool down. Let us learn some emergency measures for children's fever. Learning well will always be helpful in future life. I hope it can help parents.

1. Cooling patch

Many mothers recommend keeping some cooling patches at home. Cooling patches are easy to use and can quickly dissipate heat and cool down the baby by sticking them on the baby's forehead. They are convenient and easy to use. Common brands on the market include Japanese Rabbit Brand Beng Beng Tiao Cooling Patch (a Japanese brand, the sales leader in Hong Kong for many years), Kobayashi Cooling Patch, etc.

2. Take a bath and wipe to cool down

Take a bath (the water temperature should be around 38 degrees), wipe the body with warm water, scrub the armpits and groin. If you add alcohol when wiping (alcohol is generally 75% medical alcohol on the market, diluted with twice the water, dip a small towel in it and gently wipe the child's head, neck, armpits and limbs. Generally wipe for 3-4 minutes. Cover with a thin blanket after wiping. Repeat once after half an hour.) It will enhance the cooling effect. It belongs to the range of physical cooling and can quickly cool down. Note: There is a degree requirement for wiping the body with alcohol. 70% alcohol has the highest bactericidal effect. The alcohol concentration commonly used for skin disinfection is 70%. This concentration can also be used for soaking forceps, tweezers and thermometers and keep them for later use. Note that the soaking solution should be changed twice a week and kept covered to prevent the alcohol from evaporating and becoming ineffective. 95% alcohol is used for burning sterilization, and this method can be used when tweezers, pliers, etc. are urgently needed. Generally, alcohol below 70% cannot disinfect or sterilize. Alcohol at 50% can be used to rub the skin of bedridden patients for a long time to prevent bedsores. It can also be used for fever-reducing baths (babies use 33% alcohol to wipe their bodies). This is what a colleague told me.

3. Sufficient water

Drink plenty of water and don't take any medicine casually. When the fever is high, breathing speeds up and sweating causes the body to lose a lot of water, so parents should give their children plenty of water when they have a fever, increase urine volume, and promote the excretion of toxins in the body.

4. Other methods

In fact, it is not necessary for children to drink more water when they have a fever. Drinking water should develop a habit. Children who like to drink water have relatively fewer fevers. Drinking a glass of light salt water in the morning in summer can replenish water and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Of course, this is for children over one year old. Younger children can drink some freshly squeezed orange juice as a side dish to increase their resistance. When you have a high fever without sweating, you can take a shower with hot water to help sweat and dissipate heat, or you can wipe your body with medicinal alcohol to help cool down physically. Of course, antipyretic patches are a must. When a child really has a fever, the most important thing for parents is to stay calm, as many illnesses are delayed due to panic.

Mothers with children at home should pay attention and save this information about emergency measures for children's fever. It can come in handy when there is a child at home or around you who has a cold or fever, so as to prevent the child from having a persistent high fever. Friends who do not have a hospital near their home or who live far away from a hospital can also save this information. These cooling methods are common to men, women, young and old.